The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS), the City of Tshwane (CoT) have embarked on a partnership that will see the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) implement the extensive upgrade of the urgent upgrade of the dysfunctional Rooiwal wastewater treatment works (WWTW). The project will break ground in September this year, with completion targeted for June 2026. This comes as Hammanskraal faces a cholera outbreak that has led to the fatalities of dozens of residents and the .
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) and the City of Tshwane (CoT) have formed a joint task team to resolve the current water challenges following an outbreak of cholera in Hammanskraal, in Pretoria. Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu and CoT executive mayor Councillor Cilliers Brink agreed on the proposal for a joint project following a meeting on Friday that highlighted the national urgency of dealing with the water and sanitation challenges in the area.
The Democratic Alliance (DA) caucus leader in Tshwane, Councillor Cilliers Brink, has promised to strive for an effective, clean and corruption-free government for residents following the appointment of what he calls an “ANC- EFF puppet mayor”. Yesterday, Tshwane councillors voted to install Congress of the People's (Cope’s) Murunwa Makwarela as mayor. He was the council speaker. He received 112 votes by secret ballot, while Brink, who was up for the mayoral position as the DA’s nominated candidate, received 101 votes.